Hi David, Excellent rebuttal!
> The whole point is that a computer, left to its own devices, would never > think of playing the violin or chess. It would sit in a corner and rust. With all due respect, I don't even think that's the point -- for at some future date, there will undoubtedly be a computer which, left to its own devices, *would* think of playing the violin or chess rather than sitting in a corner and rusting. Rather, I think the point is: Why would the mere existence of such a computer stop any human from wanting to continue making music (or playing chess) at his or her highest possible level? To reuse your [excellent] analogy: Just because cars are faster than humans doesn't mean we should stop trying to run our fastest. Best, Kieren. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user